Esthero

Wikked Lil Grrrls is a big, abundant beehive of an album that's operating under the motto "when in doubt, overdo." And good for them -- Esthero's jazzy, Bjork-like voice spills heart and soul into an undulating sea of rock/soul/electronic/jazz that makes you agree heartily with "We R In Need of a Musical ReVoLuTIon."

Toronto's teenage Esthero found herself compared to Bjork and Billie Holiday when her
1998 debut, Breath From Another, dropped at the height of electronica's hype. Seven
years later, the singer enlists Sean Lennon, Andre 3000 and other head-turning cohorts for
a lyrically feisty and stylistically expanded follow-up. "I'm so sick and tired of the shit on
the radio," she proclaims on the confrontational opener, "We R in Need of a Musi... More >